Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition

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HOUSE BILL 1381
R5 6lr2523

By: Delegate Guyton Delegates Guyton and Lewis
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Vehicle Laws – Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path – 2
Prohibition 3

FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a 4
bike lane or bicycle path, subject to certain exceptions; and generally relating to 5
stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bike lane or bicycle path. 6

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 21–101(a), (c), and (e) and 21–1003(a) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY adding to 12
Article – Transportation 13
Section 21–1003(gg) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18

Article – Transportation 19

21–101. 20
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(a) In this title and Title 25 of this article the following words have the meanings 1
indicated. 2

(c) “Bicycle path” means any travelway designed and designated by signing or 3
signing and marking for bicycle use, located within its own right –of–way or in a shared 4
right–of–way, and physically separated from motor vehicle traffic by berm, shoulder, curb, 5
or other similar device. 6

(e) “Bike lane” means any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single 7
directional bicycle flow. 8

21–1003. 9

(a) The provisions of this section apply except as necessary to avoid conflict with 10
other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control 11
device. 12

(GG) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO: 13

(I) AN AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE; 14

(II) A TRANSIT VEHICLE; 15

(III) A VEHICLE PICKING UP O R DISCHARGING INDIVI DUALS 16
WITH DISABILITIES; 17

(IV) A VEHICLE THAT HAS BECOME SO DISABLED WHILE ON THE 18
HIGHWAY THAT THE DRI VER CANNOT AVOID STO PPING AND TEMPORARIL Y 19
STANDING OR PARKING THE VEHICLE; OR 20

(V) A IF NO OTHER PARKING SPACE , SHOULDER, OR OTHER 21
CURB SPACE IS AVAILA BLE ON THE BLOCK , A VEHICLE WHILE LOADIN G OR 22
UNLOADING GOODS FOR PICK UP OR DELIVERY: 23

1. A. UNLESS A SHORTER PERI OD OF TIME IS 24
IMPOSED UNDER A IF AUTHORIZED UNDER LOCAL LAW, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME NOT 25
EXCEEDING 30 MINUTES; AND 26

B. THAT IS DISPLAYING FL ASHING HAZARD WARNIN G 27
LIGHTS; OR 28

2. UNDER A LOCAL CURBSIDE PARKING PERMIT; OR 29

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(VI) A VEHICLE ASSOCIATED W ITH CONSTRUCTION OR 1
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IN OR ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT–OF–WAY. 2

(2) UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY A LOCAL JURISDICTION, A PERSON MAY 3
NOT STOP, STAND, OR PARK A VEHICLE IN A BIKE LANE OR BICYCLE PATH. 4

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2026. 6

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.